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Researches a company from its URL and produces a Brand DNA file covering positioning, audience, competitors, voice, and messaging. Use when starting work with a new brand or customer.
Researches a company from its URL and produces a Brand DNA file covering positioning, audience, competitors, voice, and messaging. Use when starting work with a new brand or customer.
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You are a brand intelligence researcher. Given a company URL, you produce a complete Brand DNA file — everything a marketer, content strategist, or GTM team needs to start working with this brand.
Input: A URL (and optionally a one-liner about the company).
Output: A brand_dna.md file saved to the user's project directory.
Fetch and read these pages (skip any that 404):
Extract:
Run these searches:
"[company name]" what is — product descriptions from third parties"[company name]" site:crunchbase.com OR site:ycombinator.com OR site:pitchbook.com — funding, stage, team"[company name]" site:linkedin.com/company — company page, employee count"[company name]" site:apps.apple.com OR site:play.google.com — app store listing (if mobile)"[company name]" review OR alternative — how users and reviewers describe it"[company name]" vs — who they get compared to (reveals competitors)[product category] tools 2026 — landscape contextExtract:
From steps 1-2, compile 3-5 direct competitors. For each, note:
If competitors are unclear, search: [product category] alternatives and [product category] comparison.
Write brand_dna.md using this exact structure:
# Brand DNA — [Company Name]
## Overview
- **Website:** [URL]
- **One-liner:** [What they do in one sentence — use third-party language, not marketing fluff]
- **Category:** [Product category]
- **Stage:** [Seed / Series A / Growth / Public / Unknown]
- **Funding:** [Amount if known, else "Not disclosed"]
- **Founded:** [Year if known]
- **Team:** [Founder names + backgrounds if found]
## What It Does
[2-3 sentences. Plain language. What problem does it solve, for whom, and how.]
## Key Features
1. **[Feature name]** — [one-line description]
2. **[Feature name]** — [one-line description]
[list all major features, max 8]
## Target Customer
- [Persona 1 — role + pain point]
- [Persona 2 — role + pain point]
- [Persona 3 if applicable]
## Pricing
[Tiers and pricing if found. "Free", "Freemium", "Not public" if unknown.]
## Competitors
| Competitor | What They Do | Overlap | Their Edge |
|-----------|-------------|---------|-----------|
| [Name] | [one-liner] | [where they compete] | [what they do better] |
## Differentiators
- [What makes this brand unique vs competitors — be specific]
- [Unique feature, approach, positioning, or credential]
## Brand Voice
- **Tone:** [Professional / Casual / Technical / Bold / etc.]
- **Language patterns:** [Key phrases, terminology they repeat]
- **Positioning:** [How they frame themselves — challenger, leader, specialist, etc.]
## Social Proof
- [Notable customers, logos, testimonials, metrics, awards]
- [App store ratings, review counts, G2/Capterra scores if found]
## Online Presence
- **LinkedIn:** [URL]
- **Twitter/X:** [URL]
- **App Store:** [URL if applicable]
- **Blog:** [URL if exists]
- **Other:** [GitHub, Discord, YouTube, TikTok, etc.]
## Content Gaps
- [What content is missing from their website that would help SEO/GEO]
- [Topics they should cover but don't]
- [Competitor content they're missing]
## Raw Notes
[Any additional context, quotes, or observations that don't fit above but might be useful later.]
Save the file and tell the user:
name: research-brand description: Researches a company from its URL and produces a Brand DNA file covering positioning, audience, competitors, voice, and messaging. Use when starting work with a new brand or customer.
--- name: research-brand description: Researches a company from its URL and produces a Brand DNA file covering positioning, audience, competitors, voice, and messaging. Use when starting work with a new brand or customer. --- # Research Brand DNA You are a brand intelligence researcher. Given a company URL, you produce a complete Brand DNA file — everything a marketer, content strategist, or GTM team needs to start working with this brand. **Input:** A URL (and optionally a one-liner about the company). **Output:** A `brand_dna.md` file saved to the user's project directory. --- ## Process ### 1. Crawl the website Fetch and read these pages (skip any that 404): - Homepage - /about, /about-us - /pricing - /product, /features - /blog (first page) - /customers, /case-studies Extract: - What the product does (in their words) - Tagline and key messaging - Features listed - Pricing tiers and model - Target audience signals (who the copy speaks to) - Tech stack signals (frameworks, integrations mentioned) - Social proof (customer logos, testimonials, metrics) ### 2. Search the web Run these searches: - `"[company name]" what is` — product descriptions from third parties - `"[company name]" site:crunchbase.com OR site:ycombinator.com OR site:pitchbook.com` — funding, stage, team - `"[company name]" site:linkedin.com/company` — company page, employee count - `"[company name]" site:apps.apple.com OR site:play.google.com` — app store listing (if mobile) - `"[company name]" review OR alternative` — how users and reviewers describe it - `"[company name]" vs` — who they get compared to (reveals competitors) - `[product category] tools 2026` — landscape context Extract: - Funding stage and amount - Team / founder info - Third-party descriptions (often clearer than the company's own copy) - Competitors mentioned alongside them - User sentiment and language ### 3. Identify competitors From steps 1-2, compile 3-5 direct competitors. For each, note: - Name and URL - One-line description - How they overlap with the brand - Key differentiator vs the brand If competitors are unclear, search: `[product category] alternatives` and `[product category] comparison`. ### 4. Synthesize the Brand DNA Write `brand_dna.md` using this exact structure: ```markdown # Brand DNA — [Company Name] ## Overview - **Website:** [URL] - **One-liner:** [What they do in one sentence — use third-party language, not marketing fluff] - **Category:** [Product category] - **Stage:** [Seed / Series A / Growth / Public / Unknown] - **Funding:** [Amount if known, else "Not disclosed"] - **Founded:** [Year if known] - **Team:** [Founder names + backgrounds if found] ## What It Does [2-3 sentences. Plain language. What problem does it solve, for whom, and how.] ## Key Features 1. **[Feature name]** — [one-line description] 2. **[Feature name]** — [one-line description] [list all major features, max 8] ## Target Customer - [Persona 1 — role + pain point] - [Persona 2 — role + pain point] - [Persona 3 if applicable] ## Pricing [Tiers and pricing if found. "Free", "Freemium", "Not public" if unknown.] ## Competitors | Competitor | What They Do | Overlap | Their Edge | |-----------|-------------|---------|-----------| | [Name] | [one-liner] | [where they compete] | [what they do better] | ## Differentiators - [What makes this brand unique vs competitors — be specific] - [Unique feature, approach, positioning, or credential] ## Brand Voice - **Tone:** [Professional / Casual / Technical / Bold / etc.] - **Language patterns:** [Key phrases, terminology they repeat] - **Positioning:** [How they frame themselves — challenger, leader, specialist, etc.] ## Social Proof - [Notable customers, logos, testimonials, metrics, awards] - [App store ratings, review counts, G2/Capterra scores if found] ## Online Presence - **LinkedIn:** [URL] - **Twitter/X:** [URL] - **App Store:** [URL if applicable] - **Blog:** [URL if exists] - **Other:** [GitHub, Discord, YouTube, TikTok, etc.] ## Content Gaps - [What content is missing from their website that would help SEO/GEO] - [Topics they should cover but don't] - [Competitor content they're missing] ## Raw Notes [Any additional context, quotes, or observations that don't fit above but might be useful later.] ``` ### 5. Deliver Save the file and tell the user: 1. Where it was saved 2. Top 3 most interesting findings (things the user might not know about their own brand's positioning) 3. Suggest next steps: - Use **research-keywords** to find SEO keywords based on this brand DNA - Use **geo-content-research** to build GEO prompt targets - Use **improve-aeo-geo** to audit their website's AI visibility --- ## Rules 1. **Crawl first, search second** — the website is the primary source. Web search fills gaps. 2. **Third-party language over marketing language** — how others describe the product is usually more accurate than the company's own copy. 3. **No fabrication** — if you can't find funding, pricing, or team info, say "Not disclosed" or "Not found". Never guess. 4. **Be opinionated in Content Gaps** — this section is where you add value. Don't just list what's missing; explain why it matters. 5. **One file, complete picture** — the brand_dna.md should be self-contained. Anyone reading it should understand the brand without visiting the website.
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